Washington D.C.: Vice

To me, I enjoyed seeing this perspective, after living through the Dubya era of America. There was a reasoning you could see going on behind Christian Bale's eyes that felt very real. He is really the reason to see the movie. He transformed into Dick Cheney. Not something most people would do willingly.

All that being said, I wondered really what purpose this movie serves. No right-winger that watches this will think Cheney was treated fairly, even though he was shown with some heart and a tenderness. And no left-winger that watches it will think that Cheney had any good reason to do what he did.

The purpose I came up with, is that it was a pretty good summary of the prequel to today's American politics-gone-mad. We thought things were crazy back then--how naive! But other than that, and Bale's performance, I'm not sure there's much else to pull.

If you liked McKay's The Big Short, you'll probably enjoy this, as I did! Just make sure you get more popcorn, because there's not much else to chew on with this film!

7/10